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Southern Door Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

2073 County Trunk DK, Brussels, WI 54204 · (920) 825-7321 · Part of Southern Door County School District

Gardner’s School Grade B+ better than 72% of Wisconsin school districts

Directions
Students
482
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
40%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Southern Door Elementary

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Wisconsin’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 8 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 11.8% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Gardner kids: Southern Door Middle

On the path

Where Gardner kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Southern Door ElementaryYou are here
6–8Southern Door Middlein Brussels

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency57%
State average 37.3%
Reading / language arts47%
State average 38.6%

Its own letter, A−, places these results among Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

2073 County Trunk DK, Brussels

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K66
Kindergarten60
Grade 183
Grade 267
Grade 375
Grade 468
Grade 563
Enrollment over time
431’20
445’21
448’22
467’23
482’24

Up 11.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 87%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Black <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Southern Door Elementary from Gardner families.

Other schools in Southern Door County School District

The district →
Southern Door Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Brussels
B+
205 students10:1
Southern Door High
High · Grades 9–12 · Brussels
C
304 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Wisconsin’s other public schools; Gardner’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.